The Sun. — London, England, 1838-02-21 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLING SOCIETY, GLASGOW.—This SOCIETY having now been Cr-insti tuted, TRAVELLERS desirous of becoming MEMBERS, will please make application, through the Secretary, prior to the next Meeting of Directors, on the Gth of MARetr, in order to being admitted. For the information of those who are uninformed, as to the Principles of the Society, it may be stated that its objects are to provide for its 'limbers in time of Sickness or Incapacity for Busi ness, and to secure to them a sum for Funeral Expences. Copies of the Rules, and any information that may be desired, will readily be given on application to E. RAILTON, Secretary. 20, Brunswick-place, Glasgow. In consequence of the Ballot app,. Committee to try the merits of the petition proved against the return for the Borough of Marylebone, the gallery was not opened until Half-past Four o'clock. The petitions against the returns for Honiton and Lanai k shire were, we understood, withdrawn. There was a very full attendance of Members. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1838. GLASGOW COTTON SPINNERS.-A PUBLIC MEETING will be held in the 'MECHANICS' INSTITUTION, Seutbampton-buildings, Holborn, To-morrow Evening, THURSDAY, to MEMORIALIZE the QUEEN, that she will order the FIVE COTTON SPINNERS, now in the hulks, to be detained in this Country, until the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into the Glasgow Spinners' Association and Trades Unions Fenerally has made its Report. T. WAKLEX, M. P., will take the Chair at Eight o'clock. Messrs. T. Attwood, Brotherton, Hume, Harvey, Leader, J. Fielden, Hindlcy, W. Williams, and other P.s are invited to attend. J. NEWTON, Sec. Bell Inn, 01d Bailey. No. 14,179. PRICE sd. HORRORS OF NEGRO SLAVERY. AFULL and EXCLUSIVE REPORT of LORD BROUGHAM'S Noble SPEECH on NEGRO SLAVERY, in the House of Lords, on Tuesday Evening, will be given in the WEEKLY HERALD of SUNDAY Next, Price 4d. Office, 4, Crane-court, Fleet-street. THEATRES. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS Several petitions were presented, the purport of which, from the extreme noise and confusion in the House, we were utterly unable to hear. COT'ENT-GARDEN. Last night the tragedy of Julius Ca%car lynx pe*tormecl here for the first time, we believe, this season, for the benefit of the Western Jewidi Charities. _ . GLASGOW WATER BILL. Mr. AGLIONBY brought up the Report of the Com mittee on the Glasgow Water Bill (we believe.) JUVENILE OFFENDERS. CONTRACT FOR ITALIAN LARCH TIMBER. DEPARTMENT OF THE STOREKEEPER-GENERAL OF THE NAVY, SOMERSET-PLACE, FEB 19, 183 S. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 10th May next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying 2,400 LOADS of ITALIAN LARCH TIMBER, grown on high situations, to be delivered into Store at her lajesty's Dock Yards at Chatham, Sheerness, and Pembroke, at the rate of 800 Loads per annum, in each of the years 1839, 1840, and 1841. A Distribution of the Timber, and a Form of the Tender, may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after ono o'elock, on the day of Tresty, 'or any noticed, unless the Party attends, or an Agent for hire dely authorized in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi ralty, and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for Italian Larch Timber," and must also be delivered at Somerset place, accompanied by a Letter sinned by two responsible persons, engaging to become boend with the person tendering, in the sum of 1/. per Load for the due performance of the Contract. HER MAJESTY'S MAILS by STEAM to VIGO, OPORTO, LISBON, CADIZ, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, GREECE, THE lONIAN ISLANDS, EGYPT, and INDIA. THE TAGUS will start from off I3LA CK WALL on THURSDAY, 22d February, at Ten o'clock at Night, and from Falmouth, on MormAr, 26th February. The PENINSULAR PACKETS start weekly as above, being met by her Majesty's Packets at Gibraltar. Further particulars may be obtained on application at the Penin sular Steam Navigation Offices, 51, St. Mary Axe. WILLCOX and ANDERSON, Managers. STEAM CONVEYANCE DIRECT TO LISBON, CADIZ, GIBRALTAR AND MALAGA, FROM LONDON AND SOUTHAMPTON. THE COMMERCIAL COMPANY'S powerful and splendid Steam Ship CHIEFTAIN, with a Bag of Letters from the Post-office, L. Wrightson, Commander, will leave from off the TOWER, on TUESDAY, February 27, at Twelve, at Noon, and from SOUTHAMPTON, on FRIDAY, March 2d, im mediately on the arrival of her Majesty's Mail of Thursday. FARES:— From London to Lisbon, Chief Cabin, 12/. ; Fore Cabin, 8/. 105. " Cadiz or Gibraltar, Chief Cabin, 15/. ; Fore Cabin, 10/. " Malaga, Chief Cabin, 15/. ; Fore Cabin, 13/. " Southampton to Lisbon, Chief Cabin, 10/. ; Fore Cabin, 71. 10s. " Cadiz or Gibraltar, Chief Cabin, 131. ; Fore Cabin, 8/. 10s. " Malaga, Chief Cabin, 151. ; Fore Cabin, 111. The Fares from or to England include a superior Table, with Wine, &c., in addition to Chief Cabin Passengers. Passengers taken to or from Havre do Grace by the Company's Steam Packet at the London Fares. For freight or passage apply to Messrs. Chas. Burry and Co., 38, Mincing-lane ; Chaplin's Universal Office, Regent Circus ; or at the Offices of the Company, Fish-street-hill. JOHN BLEADEN, Secretary. N.B. Superior Vessels will be placed on the above station in ad dition to the Chieftain, with the least possible delay. M E T E L L U S FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Head Office, 147, Buchanan-street, Glasgow. 77, King William-street, City, London. Capital, Two Millions. GOVF.RNOR—His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. DEPUTY-GOVERNOR—The Right Honourable Lord Belhaven and Stenton. PATRONS. The Right Hon. the Earl of Glasgow. The Right Hon. the Earl of Bandon. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Sidmouth. The Right Hon. Lord Douglas of Douglas. The Right Hon. Lord Ramsay, M.P. HONORARY DIRECTORS. Henry Monteith, Esq„ of Carstairs. William Dunn, Esq., of Duntneher. Walter Long, Esq., of Rood Ashton, M.P. County of Wilts. Mark Sprot, Esq., of Garnkirk. Alexander Thomson, Esq., banker, Greenock. ORDINARY DIRECTORS. • John Campbell Colquhoun, Esq., of Killermont and Garscadden, M.P., Chairman. Jas. Cleland, Esq., LL.D.das. Martin, Esq., merchant, Glasgow Glasgow Jas. Wright, Esq., merchant, John , Alston, Esq., of Rose . Glasgow mount Itobt. Rodger, Esq., merchant, Chas. Stirling, Esq., of Gar- Glasgow J. Buchanan, Esq., merchant, Glasgow JAMES J. DUNCAN, Esq., L. L.D., Manager. Insurances effected with this Company on equally moderate terms ;tvith any of the respectable Fire Offices m London. Insurances effected on Foreign risks. r , Respectable parties, in towns in the neighbourhood of London, in foei South of England; and in England generally, desirous of bo ming Agents for this Company, may communicate (post paid) ith the London Agency. ALEX. M'KEAN, Agent for London. 77, King William-street, City. E AGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, 1807. 3, Crescent, Bridge-street, Blackfriars. DISTINCT TABLES FOR MALE AND FEMALE LIFE. The Directors have caused new tables to be ealeulated,„ in which the relative values of the lives of the two sexes are at all ages dis tinguished. In consequence of this improvement, the younger male lives are insured at premiums below the ordinary rates ; the female lives on terms lower than any other Office. Annual premiums required for the assurance of 1001. to be received on the death of a THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN IiXCHANGE. There are small arrivals of Corn reported this week, and very little Flour. The Wheat trade remains firm at Monday's prices. There is little doing in Barley. Beans and Pease are unaltered. The Oat trade is dull to-day, and Monday's terms are hardly supported. The Flour trade continues as last reported. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. English Irish - - 49,384 Foreign NEWG ATE AND LEADENHAI.L. Meat in good supply today, hut the weather caused a portion to re main unsold at the close of the market. Prices firm. Beef, is. Bd. to 3s. 6d. Mutton, 2s. 10d. to 3s. Bd. Veal, 4s. 4d. to ss. 2d. Pork, 4s. 4d. to ss. Irish, 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. A good supply of game and poultry. Trade fair ; and prices, where altered, rather lower. The quality rendered infirm by the cold, wet weather. Ducks 3d., Goslings 6d., Fowls 6d., and Turkeys 6d. each cheaper. BERMONDSEY WATERSIDE POTATOE MARKET. The prices of Monday rule this trade for the whole week. Last Monday the supply was good, and prices ruled as follow :-York Red, 90s. to 100 s. per ton ; Kidneys, 1)0s. for the lowest price. American Natives, SOs ; Scotch, 655. to 755. ; Devons, 70s. to 75s ; Jersey and Guernsey Blues, 555. to 60s. ; Irish, 508. to 555. ; Wisbesch, 50s. to 605.; Kent, Essex, and Su frold Whites, 555. to 70s. all per ton. CITY FISH MARKET. /Wm. Supplies to-day were not so large as those of yesterday; trade fair iu most kinds, and prices, generally speaking, rather higher. TALLOW MARKET. P.Y.C. today i,s 495. 3:1, The stock is very short. DRIED FRUIT MARKET. There is considerable business doing in Currants, and they secure former rates ; but in all other kinds there is very littlo doing, and prices arc instilled to go down. Flour. 4UO aacks FEMALE. MALE. Age.l Seven Years. I Whole Life. 1 Age. I Seven Years. 1 Whole Life. .---....--... X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. 20 1 6 3' 2 2 6 20 1 5 6 1 15 1 30 1 12 2 2 9 10 20 1 6 9 2 3 2 40 1 17 4 3 4 4 40 1 13 9 2 15 0 50 2 12 3 4 12 4 50 1 17 3 3 lii 0 60 4 711 618 2 1 60 3 7 0 514 7 Prospectuses, exhibiting this remarkable distinction at every age, may be obtained at the offices of the Company. Life Assurances may be effected for North and South America, for the East Indies, for any of the Brisish Colonies or Garrisons, or for continued or especial Maritime Risk, for the whole Life, or for the duration of any Military, Civil, or Diplomatic Duty. Pour -fifths of the profits are divided among the assured, whether at home or abroad. By order, HENRY P. SMITH, Actuary. N ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUIt- ANCE SOCIETY. • 69, CORNHILL, LONDON, 85 , WESTMORELAND-STREET, DUBLIN; .45, SOUTH CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL ; And 2R, CORN-STREET, BRISTOL. Capital. 500,000/. P A IRON. - His Grace. the DUKE of SOMERVT, F. R. S. DIRECTORS. • T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Cot Sir Burges Camac, K.C. George Lungley, Esq. JOhu I F.R.S. Kenneth Mackenzie, Esq. C. Farebrother, Esq., Ald. John Rawson Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. I Joseph Thompson, Esq. Robert Hollond, Esq., M.P. Elliotson, ILD., F.R.S. SU RGF.ON—E. S. Symes, Esq. ACTUARY—W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F. 11. A.S. By the new principles of Life Assurance in this Society, amongst other advantages the assured in this Society will enjoy the follow ing 1. Moderate Rates of Premium consistent with security. 2. A Cash Credit on his Assurance to the extent of two-thirds of the payments on his Policy or Deferred Annuity : , 3. Two-thirds of the payments on elapsed Policies returnab le at ueath.. 4. Two-thirds of the entire Profits and of the Guarantee Fund divided annually. 5. Special Bonus on each Policy becoming a claim in favour of the widow of the assured. Females assured at one year less than their actual ages. 7. Facility in effecting assurances. Detailed prospectuses of this Society may be had at the Offices, or any of the agents. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, See. ON PRIVATE SALE, MESSRS. MURRAY, TATTERSALL , - and MURRAY, 47, PARLIAMENT-STREET (Letters to be post paid. ) ASHFORD, MIDDLESEX, Commodious and very Pleasant Resident's, with Pleasure Grounds and Pad- A. R. P. docks (to be Let) 7 1 12 FARM adjoining the above; Farm-house, Cottages, &c 228 0 0 CARMAIITHENSHIRE (South Wales) ; Freehold Farms, with Cottages, and several Houses in the Borough Town of Llanelly D OWN HALL, EPSOM; Delightful Residence, with first-rate Training Stables and Paddocks. To be sold cheap 6 2 '2l (i LAMORGANSIIIRE ( south Wales) ; Freehold Farms in the Seigniories of Gower and Kilvey ; and several good Houses in the Borough Town of Swansea 5'37 1 1 HIGH MEADOW, Gloucestershire (near Tintern Abbey), Farms, Woodlands, Mills, &e., Renta ls 27/. 3 95 222 4 INGSNORTH, near Ashford, Kent ; several corn , lid Freehold Farms ; average Rental 20s. per acre l ,lOO 0 0 " 11 14 E REGIS, DORSET; High Cliff Mansion House arid Grounds. A superior Marine Residence 5 0 0 I'OMNEY MARSH; Rich Freehold Marsh Land, near Rye, Sussex, Net Rental 4141. 13s. 6d suNBIrRy, MIDDLESEX ; , The Manor Farm, Tithe Free and Land Tax Redeemed, Net Rental 1751. 84 1 0 SCOTLAND ; Valuable Estates near to the Seaport Towns of Wick and Thurso, in the County of Caith 11eis, North Britain, viz., Stirkoke, 7,000 acres , Rental 2,000/. ; Sibster or Hopeville, 1,030 acres, Rental ; Scouthel and WestAVattin, 7,000 acres, Rental 1,1001; Lynegar, 1,100 acres 16,130 0 0 .1 Wheat. I Barley. 1 Oats. I litany. Per Quarter. Etaston s. to s. 48 56 s. to s. s. to s. 22 28 113 11 Gainsborough — 53 28 20 Grantham Grimsby 54 58 28 30 20 28 , Florncastle 42 60 32 37 20 24 Lincoln... 46 SS 21 32 14 25 Spalding - 21 Stamford lB 56 28 • 33 21 25 York 5O 56 26 34 24 26 S. to P. 2) 83) Pease. s. s. 42'- - 38 •46 - - ;16 40 30 32 36 • 42 - - 40 41 - - 49 - - 36 44 - 3 - 2 4 - LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET-YESTERDAY Since this day week we have been abundantly supplied with' every article in our trade, from Ireland and coastwise. There was very little business done in Wheat at this day's market, which was rather poorly attended ; but our last advanced quotations were obtained for the few, sales erected. There was some speculation inquiry expe.. rienced for Oats and Oatmeal, the former at 1d per .451b5., and the latter at Is, per sack improvement on the currency of Tuesday last. Dealers and Millers base al+o taken a small quantity of these articles. Flour ;old pretty freely at our rates of Friday. hi anything else we have nothing of importance to notice. VERY LATE NEWS FROM INDIA. PARBURY'S ORIENTAL HERALD, No. 111., for MARCH, to be published on Wednesday, the 28th inst., will contain an immense mass of intelligence from all parts of INDIA and NEW SOUTH WALES, brought by the overland dispatches and late arrivals ; besides' original papers, by Miss Emma Roberts, and other popular writers of absorbing in terest, price 2s. 6d. No. 1., price Is. tid., and No. 11., price 2s. 6d., may still be had. This Magazine has been pronounced by the London and Provincial Press to he one of the most extraordinary publications that has appeared for a length of time. Parhury and Co., 8, Leadenhall-street, and (by order) of all Booksellers in town and country. DR. JEWEL ON THE DISEASES OF FEMALES. Price ss. pRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON LEU CORRHCEA or FLUOR ALBUS, together with some Remarks on Carcinoma, or Cancer of the Uteris. By GEORGE JEWELL, M.D. Member of the Royal College of Physicians, &c. " We now beg to offer Dr. Jewel our unfeigned thanks for his valuable little work; it will do more to alleviate human suffering, and to secure happiness, than many brilliant discoveries—no mean praise."—Medical Gazette. Published by J. Churchill, 16, Princes-street, Soho, and to be had of all Booksellers. THE NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. This day, in 3 vols. post Bvo., ROYSTON GOW E R; or, THE DAYS OF KING JOHN. By THOMAS MILLER. " Royston Gower' is an extraordinary book. A Romance in the honest, old-fashioned sense of the word—one of the b•ot works, indeed, in the Scott school which we have read."—Athenmum. " Mr. Miller has produced an extraordinary work. He has put life and blood into the time of King John. Knights, Barons, Priests, and high-born Damsels carry on the stirring plot through Court and Camp, Judgment Seat, and conflict, intrigue and was sail—the whole is a vivid picture of a memorable period. "—Literary Gazette. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 2 vols. post vo., with numerous Illustrations, SOUTH AMERICA AND THE PACIFIC. Comprising— A JOURNEY' ACROSS the PAMPAS and the ANDES, from BUENOS AYRES to VALPARAISO, LIMA, PANAMA, &c. By the Hon. P. CAMPBELL SCARLETT. These volumes abound with anecdotes and descriptions, which will afford both information and amusement to almost all classes of readers. The whole of the work will be read with pleasure, but the great commercial and political interests connected with the statements in it respecting steam navigation on the Pacific, require the public attention to be particularly drawn to its consideration." —Times. Henry Colhura, Publisher, 15, Great Marlborough-street. SPIRIT MARKET. There has been rather more business done in Geneva, and prices hare advanced to 2s. for pale Holland; Brandy has secured more business; prices unyaried. English, Scotch, and Irish spirits arc still 9s. Bd. per gallon ; more business has been done in Rum in consequence of there being more in the market ; prices unaltered. The stock of Rum is now 8,559 puns., and 1,045 hhds. COLONIAL MARKETS. There is very little doing, indeed, in any article for the East or West India produce, or Canadian; and but little advertised 'for ward. To.day we have only one public sal*, and that is of 350 Chests of Bahia Sugar, too insignificant a quantity to form any criterion ter the Market. It went at about former prices. Quotations of most descriptions of goods are now nearly motionless. This, however, can be but preliminary to a brisk trade, and as we think advancing prices for most articles of the primary kinds. The Im ports are slender, and during the late suspension of business, whilst consumption has reduced very much the stocks of dealers, imports had very insignificantly increased stocks in first hands. For tomorrow the sales are mostly drugs. British Plantation Sugar, sells very slowly to-day, at previous rates. Refined Sugar is still 39s for fine Crushed. The stock of British Plantation. Sugar is now 11,773 hhds. and trs„ which is 7,019 less than at this time last year. Coffee: — The stock of British Plantation is 1,000 casks, and 896 brls. and bags ; Ceylon, 18,777 bags; Mocha, 3,753 bales'; Brazil, 34,403 bags. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, l'Em. Cotton wa, in fair demand at this day'. market, which exhibited con. ,iderable tirinness, and holders were enabled to realize id. to :d. per. lb. on our quotations of Friday last. The total sales amount to 3,000 bales :—IOO Stitsit, 41-d. 5d.; 20 Egyptian, 9d.; 259 Maratiliam, 9d. 91d.; 500 Laguayra, 7d. 71d.; 2,130 American, 7d. Sid.; —Total, 3,000. KETS. WEEK. ENDING Tr. n. 16. From To Average. 114 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 3O 0 :',2 6 31 0 38 Bere l6 stone l3 0 -- (1 0 48 Barley 314 Oats l4 stone 9 0 11 0 9 H 14,8i2 Flour, per cwt ... 8 st,nie 755 Oatmeal S stone lO 6 1 U 11 2 Sold to Bakers only. 11,860 Cwt. Flour l6 6 21 0 18 1 , ,,i Average price of Wheat and Flour 41. 01. per sack. Receipts of Flour, 13,075 Firsts ' I Sales of Do. 14,852 Seconds 1 i i i i i 13 9: : ( 0 11. to to t; Is s, 1 0d. 4. Tnirds TRICE OF TIRE.% D. Quartern Loaf . ..... SlAtl. I Half Quartern 41.4d. • CORK MARKETS.—Feb 17. WhC2t (per 205t.).,.22s hid. to 275. 9111 Oats (per 14st.) B.irley (per 16st.) ...II 0 12 6 1 Flour (per cwt.) 7 0 20 U Oatmeal (per cwt.) 1 0 ,4. (hl. to I6s. Od. Peef, 4d. to Bd. • Mutton, 4(1. to lid.; Veal, 4d. to M. ; Pork, 44. to 41. ; Fresh Butter, 10d. to Ild, per lb. rues OF BOWEN. To the Merchants. First Quality 011. Second 9l Thirst Fourth ... .. ..... -i 1 .................... Fifth ..................... 64 Sixth .............................. 54 42 CLONSIELL MA lIXETS.—Feb. 17. S. d. Per Cwt. New B .. ii. a . d . s. d. u 12 6 tter SO otoB4 0 Hides (raw)B Oatmeal l3 Bacon Pigs 31 Rendered Lard _. 0 (I 44 0 Heads .— ( 1 1 , to 31 24 0 25 0 0 IRISH MAR" DUBLIN MARKET NOTE for the To the County;B4i. Flour, Second 3.4 ...... 7' P e : 00 :Bra }Bra.rlageo:lul. e r y , Thirds iiiths II a ..... 0 0 24 0 —Household...— 0 0 0 Rapeseed Dere... .................. 8 4 1 0 0 Coa's 0 3 6 l'er Stone. Wheat. ................. 014 0 1(1 I Tallow (rough) 4 0 4 6 Oats ..... . ............... 0 7 0 8 J Potatoes 0 3 0 3 KILKENNY MARKETS. Wheat (per barrel) 20s. 3d. to 265. 6d. Beef (per lb Os. Barley 9 6 12 0 Mutton 0 Oats Flour (per* bag)-... 1 5 0 31 0 Veal 0 Butter (per cwt.)... 86 0 88 0 Fresh Butter 0 Bacon Pigs 33 0 34 0 Salt Ditto 0 Coals 1 I 1 3 Potatoes (per at.)... 0 t2d. to Os sd. 3i 0 5 4 0 5 6 0 6 0 I I 6 0 11 2 0 3 SCOTCH MARKETS. HADDINGroN CORN MARKET.—Feb. 16. Wheat. Neel'. Oats. I Pease. Beans. First fili Od °3' Od 23 = 64 36, 64 3is OA Second s6s 3d 29s Od 22s Od 33i Od 33 Od Third sls Od 24 s 0 4 19s CA 1 211 s Od 31s Od There were 475 qrs. of Wheat in market,46o whereof were sold. 13 Usseld.--0 Grey. Average. 2l. 16s 0,1. 6.1205. DALKEITH CORN MARKET. —Feb. 15. 1 Wheat. Barley. I Oats. I Pease. I Beans. First 636 Od 32 s Od 26 s Od 375:6d 37s Od S econ d s 6s Od 27s Od 22s 6d 3,3 s Od :-..3s Od Third sls lid 25s Od IBs_Bd 304 94 30s Od The house was crowded, and the dress circles and many of the private boxes, presented a most brilliant appearance. Mr. Macready's personation of Brutus is one of his fittest perfor. mantes. The style of this gentleman's acting Is perhaps bet adapted for classical characters ; and admirably does he pottrtray the disinteres ted, high-souled patriotism—the noble rectitude of feeling—the digni fied, undaunted heroism, almost stoical in its calm firinnes, which mark the " noblest Roman of them all," with those gentle traits of kindliness, that so beautifully harmonize and soften the harsher elements of character. It is a portrait so faithfully drawn, so exquisitely finished, reminding us, by its noble beauty, of some faultless specimen of antique sculpture, that it affords a perfect realization of all the high conceptions we have ever cherished in our mind of the patriot, " who made the dagger's edge surpass The conqueror's sword in bearing fame away." Mr. Phelps played Cassius with great ability he possesses no me an talent for declamation, but occasionally " o'crsteps the modesty of nature," through falling into the vulgar error of imagining vehemence of action alone indicates force of passion. . . . .... Mark Antony was performed by Mr. Elton ; and though he laboured under the disadvantage arising from the smallness of his figure—which is little fitted to represent the person of the brave, yet voluptuous ltoman—he gave the character with skill and correctness,•and often with considerable power of actinr. The part of Portia was filled by Miss Huddart (now Mrs. Warner) in a manner which no other actress now on the stage could hare equalled. The fine, classical features of this lady's countenance, her dignified, and graceful demeanour, especially fit her for the represent& lion of Roman heroines ; and we sincerely regret that OP slight defect in her pronunciation should too frequently mar the effect of her splendid acting. Although some of the principal characters might have been better sustained, we never saw this play represented with such general effect, owing to the minor characters being so ably supported, as well as to the care and taste by which the details of scenery, costume, &c., were regu lated. At the close of the tragedy Mr. Macready was loudly called for, and came forward, and was received with enthusiastic applause. Mr. Phelps was also called for, but did not appear. The opera of Fra Diavolo was then given ; and in a style which we never saw surpassed at any theatre. DI?UItY-LANE. Sheridan's sparkling Opera of The Duenna was retired last night with a powerful cast, so far as names were concerned, but not with such a happy disposition of the parts as might have been adopted, It was a great blunder to take from Dowton his celebrated character of Isaac Meddoza, and place it in the hands of Buekstone. The latter is quaint and amusing at times, but a great mannerist, and his cunning little Jew was, therefore, essentially Buckstonian. The transfer of Dowton to I)ou Jerome was so much certainly gained for the latter part, but still his Mendoza is too well remembered for an audience to relish his rich and racy humour in the testy father. Another novelty was al►o of question able policy. Father Paul was assigned to H. Phillips, and lie seemed to feel that it was not sufficiently important for him, in an acting point of view, and he, therefore, introduced Dr. Arne's " Poculum elevatum," in the cloister scence. The bills ►tated that it was the first appearance of Miss Romer in Donna Clara. This was incorrect, as we recollect, this lady making a debut on the Covent Garden stage in this very part. We then prognosticated her success, and our predictions have been verified. The best acting in the piece was that of Mrs. C. Jones in the Duenna. It was most admirable, and excited infinite mirth. Her masculine manner of saying " I klight in the tender passions" was irresistible. Templeton and Fraser were the Antonio and Ferdinand; and Miss Poole, Donna Louisa, so that the music, upon the whole, went smoothly, if not brilliantly. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 2.0, 1838. MEMBER. RETURNED TO SERVE IN TIM !RESENT PARLIAMENT . District of Burghs of Elgin, Cullen, Banff, Inverury, Kintore, and Peterhead—The Hon. Fox Motile, in the room of Sir An drew Leith Hay, Knt., who has accepted the *lice of Governor of the Island of Bermuda, DOWNING-STREET, Feb. 13. The Queen has been plemed to appoint Colonel De Lacy Evans, Lieutenant-General in tite service of the Queen of Spain, to be a Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of tho Bath. St. JAMES'S PALACE, Feb. 14. The Qtteen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knight hood upon John Doratt, Esq., M.D. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, FEB. 19. Corps of Royal Engineers.—Second Captain A. Walpole to be Captain, vice Young, deceased; First Lieutenant H. Tvicker to be Second Captain, vice Walpole ; Second Lieutenant W. H. Roberts to be First Lieutenant, ♦ice Tucker, Doc. 25. . _ Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Second Captain J. M. Savage to be Adjutant, vice Schalck, promoted, July 27. WHITEHALL, FEB. 20. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Francis Jenne, D.C.L., to the Deanery of the Island of Jersey, void by the death of Doctor Corbet Hue. WHITEHALL, FEB. lb. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert Munre Allan, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gent., to be a Mastet Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JOHN WYATT, machinist, West Smithfield. JOHN FINDLATER, coal-merchant, Queen-street, Mayfair. JOSEPH SMITH HOLDSWORTH, corn-merchant, Lower Edmonton. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. SAUL YATES, bill-broker, Bury-court, St. Mary Axe. BANKRUPTS. HENRY WINCHESTER, stations, Buckingham-street, t• surrender March 1, at half-past oae, and April 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Briggs, Lincoln's-inn-fields. JAMES GREEN TREVITT, linen draper, Liverpool, March 6 and April 3, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Taylor, Sharpe, and Field, Bedford-row, London ; Worthi ngton and Holt, Liverpool. WILLIAM COTTRELL, factor, Birmingham, March 13 and April 3, at eleven, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Chaplin, Gray's-inn-square, London ; Harrison, Birmingham. JOHN COOPER, brewer, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, March 5, and April 3, at eleven, at the George Inn, Trowbridge. Daz and Bicknell, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London ; Rodivay, Trowbridge. HENRY WILMOT SEALY, upholsterer, City-road, March 3, at half-past one, and April 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, Abchurch-lane, official assignee ; Berry-, Trafal gar-square, Charing--cross. ALFRED ROBINS, printer, Tavistock-street, Covent •garden, March 2, and April 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Aldridge and Hinde, Austin-friars. PHILIP EDIIAN LYCETT, glove-manufacturer, Worcester, March 2 ' twelve, and April 3, at at the Hop Market Inn, Wor cester. Bedford, Pidcock, and Rea, Worcester ; Bedford, Cal thorpe-street, London. SAMUEL WOODS, warehouseman, Manchester, March 6, and April 3, at ton, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester. Bower and Back, Chancery-lane, London ; Atkins, Manchester. JOHN JONES, miller, Gclly Gross, Monmouthshire, March 5, and April 3, at twelve, at the King's Head Inn, Newport. Waters, Newport : White and Whitmore. Bedford-row, London. . 1 AC' )11 BT I D ( sett•, Che4 , rtield, .1 A 'OB BRIDGE, jun.. Whittinton, t;Et.titt;F; sMIT Clie=tertiel(l,• and JOSEPH SMITH, Sheffield, road-invkvr., Nlarcli - 2, and !ui - , at eleven, at. the Sheffield. Battve, amt Sod- Chancery-lane, Louden; Dixon, Sheffield. JOHN EVERETT, grocer, Burwell, Cambridge, Feb. :".4, and April 3, at eleven, at the Bull Inn, Cambridge. Bowden, Wal ters, and Reeve, Aldermanlyury, London ; Thurgood, Saffron Walden, Essex. JOIIN LESTER, shoe-manufacturer, Derby, March 3, and April 3, at eleven, at the New Inn, Derby. Stubbs and Hollings, Birmingham; Williamson, Derby ; Chaplin, Gray's Imi, London.' FRANCIS PETIT, builder, Sheffield, March 2, and April 3, at ten, at the Town-hall, Sheffield. Fiddey, Sergeant's Inn, London; Thompion, Sheffield. • DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, l3asinghall-street. 11. IL Franks, hatter, Barbican, - March 9, at one—J. P. Greaves and CO., merchants, King's Arms-yard, Coleman.street, March 15, at eleven—ll. Waddington, merchant, Bridge-street, Illackfriars, March 15, at twelve—J. Holiaway, straw "hat manu facturer, Bridge-street, 131ackfriars, March 14, at eleven—G. Bedford, grocer, KCppel-street, Chelsea, March 15, at one — .J . Smith, potato salesman, Portman-Market, March 13, at one--E. Jones, grocer, Kingston-upon-Thanes, Surrey, March 14, at twelve—R. Johnstone, woollen draper, Chelmsfunl, Essex, March 13, at half-past twelve—B. Gregory, ironfounder, Allen-street , Goswell-street, March 13, at twelve. In the Country. J. Phipson, button manufacturer, Birmingham, March 14, at twelve, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham--W. Bartleet, needle manufacturer, Redditch Worcestershire, March 14, at eleven, at Dee's Royal H o t e l, Birmingham —J. Smitherd, tailor, Derby, March 13, at eleven, at the New Inn, Derby—H. Godfrey, che mist, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, March 15, at twelve, at the Lansdowne Hotel, Leamington Priors—C. Parker, flax spin ner, Houghton-le--Skerne, Durham, March 15, at one, at Mr. Ewbanks, innkeeper, Barnard Castle—C. Priestley, glass manu facturer, Fishergate, Yorkshire, March 14, at eleven, at the office of Messrs. Blanch ar d an d Co., York. CERTIFICATES, Maucif 13. W. Eldridge, hotel keeper, Swan Hotel, Hastings, Sussex — W. Bonella, cabinet maker, Booth-street, Spitalfields—J. Garner, wine -merchant, Liverpool—J. Wilson, butcher, Manchester—H. Doncaster, porter merchant, Sheffield, Yorkshire—J. Schofield, jun., woollen manufacturer, Rochdale, Lancashire—J. Ring, ochre manufacturer, Chew toke, Somersetshire—R. Saunders, ale mer chant, Birmingham. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. C. Bonglower and W. Wayden, surgeons, Colchester—D. Or telli and B. Bianchi, silversmiths, heading W. J. Tailor and J. Cutts, machine makers, Manchester—J. Knapp and 'I. Simpson, hat dealers, Sheffield—T. Sutcliffe and Co., worsted manufactu rers, Shipley, Yorkshire—J. Brook and Co., cotton spinners, Meltham Mills, Yorkshire —F. and G. Bean, coal merchants, Norwich—J. Paine and T. B. Simpson, hardwaremen, Wellington street, Southwark —J. and P. Solomon, Plymouth—P. Neale and F. H. Beart, coachmak ers , N orw i c h—T. Kirkman and C. Rad cliffe, London bottle porter dealers, Leeds—R. C. Hay and C. Walton, machine makers, Leeds—J. Hamer and Co., calico printers, Irwell Springs, near Bacup, Lancashire—T. Banning and Co., wine merchants, Hammond-court, Mincing.lane (so far as re gards B. Hewitt)—J. Robinson and A. Candelet, accountants, Manchester—G. Smith and T. Dry, attorneys, Serle street, Lin coln's Inn-fields—J. Walker and Co., cotton manufacturers, Striven with Tentergate, Yorkshire—M. H. Hart and Co., Tyne and Glass Company, Gateshead, The Tories are affecting to wonder how it happens that the friends of the Ballot arc so well satisfied ivith the result of the last discussion in the Commons. " Did the Radicals gain a victoty ?" they ask : " Were the numbers in favour of the introduction of the Ballot into our electoral system ?" What can be the reason for this ostentatious rejoicing ?" We will tell them. The Ballot was virtually carried, and they know, and bitterly grieve to know, that nothing can now stop its progress until it is adopted throughout the three kingdoms of which the British empire is corn. posed. This is the reason for the " ostentatious re. joiciug" of the friends of the Ballot. At the same ' time its advocates must not for a moment relax their exertions, or trust merely to the strength of justice, to effect that which will be resisted by its enemies by all the means they can bring to bear against it. If they cannot defeat they may delay the accomplish ment of the wishes of the vast majority of the nation. Let the friends of the Ballot, then, in every quarter, be active and stirring, and not sacrifice the smallest part of the advantage they have now gained either by over , confidence or supineness. It is possible that the To ries, if they are driven to extremities, may make some show of compunction, and pretend to regret that coer cion and intimidation have been employed in some cases with such severity. Lord John Russell advised landlords to be more moderate ; to drive voters to the poll with more tenderness and consideration ; and when the Tories see that no other chance is left them, they ' may endeavour to stave off the Ballot for a while by affecting a degree of forbearance and respect for the consciences of humble and submissive electors. Those who trust them under such circumstances will not de serve to be pitied, and if a dissolution were to take place to-morrow, we should like to know what effect Lord John Russell himself thinks his recommendation would produce upon the great body of the squirearchy and parsonarchy of the country. Let us not be insen sible, however, to the advantages we have really gained, and which have dispirited and disheartened the whole Tory party, and every jou7nal in their pay or power. Tile total number against the Ballot was never greater than on June 2, 1835, when 319 Members voted in opposition to Mr. Grote, who was only supported by 146 Members, so that he was defeated by a majority of 173. What is the case now ? The total number of Tories is only 317, being two short of the muster in 1835, while the minority in favour of the introduc tion of a Bill for the adoption of the Ballot has risen to 200, leaving a difference of only 117, or a majority of 56 less than in 1835. In the last year only, and mainly in consequence of the cruel extent to which force and threats were used at the last election, there has been a gain to the Liberal side of no fewer than 45 votes, and this in a House of Commons in which all parties admit that the forces are more nearly ba lanced than perhaps at any former period of our Parlia mentary history. The Times asserts that there were 61 Whigs in the 117 votes of which the majority consists, and subtracting these, the balance will only be 56 against the Ballot, which, be it remarked, is precisely the difference between the majority in 1835, and at the present moment. " Arithmetically speaking," to borrow a phrase from Puddledock, deducting the Whigs, the exact disproportion between the two sides of the House on the question of the Ballot is now, according to the division of Thursday, only 56 vot es ! Let the Times contradict this position if it can, and when it has read it, let it ask again, with apparent simplicity, what is the meaning of this " ostentatious rejoicing by the Radicals ?" We might just as rea sonably inquire what is the cause of the evident dis may among the Tories ? How the Oracle of Print ing House-square, which for the last six weeks has been foretelling so different a result, and which in that interval has filled column after column to prove that it is highly immoral for a man to vote according to his conscience, will combat these facts we cannot conjec ture. It made sad lame work of the matter in its ar ticle of Saturday. Murphy has not been more out regarding the weather, than the Times regarding the Ballot. Murphy may publish a new edition with cor rections, such as " for frost read thaw," and " for rain read sunshine," Sec., and it seems a fair occasion for our political Murphy to do the same, and to de sire its readers, wherever they have met in its columns with gross abuse of the Liberals, to substitute Con- . servatives, and wherever they have seen arguments against secret voting to apply them to open voting. The change will not be so preposterous after all ; for, as we have had occasion more than once to show, the reasoning of the Times will generally be found qu i te as well adapted to the one as to the other. Surely a much better opportunity for making another circumgiration could hardly be hoped for than is at present afforded to our capricious con temporary. It was not lucky in the time it chose for its wheel-about at the end of- 1834, but the chances seem all in its favour now, and perhaps it will take the matter into its serious consideration. The Ballot must be carried : there is no possible mode of resisting it : and as Murphy ought to take advantage of the re cent change in the atmosphere, so the Times ought to take advantage of the recent change in the House of Commons. One point, and one of great importance, seems now acknowledged on all hands. Sir Robert Peel, and those two great Standard orators, Mr. Sydney Herbert and Mr. Cavendish, admitted that they saw no ermied for believing that such a mechaeical contrivance for seeeivine Votes by ballot might not be employed as would e nahre ail elector, if he close it, to e oneea l th e (E -section of hi suffrage. The 1 'imeslAboti re d hard a week or s too s i nce to prove the contrary, and it i s a l so remark able that no single speaker against Mr. G ro t e ' s mot i on condescended to advert to one of the sophistical and hypocritical positions of that newspaper : much as t h e y were put to it for reasons, they were not abso lutely reduced to that necessity. See again how the Times argues the subject on S a t ur d a y. " I s i t not a fair question whether the franchise ought to be en trusted to those who arc debarred by their position in society from its free and independent exercise ?" What will the Marquis of Chandos, with hie 50/. tenants-at-will, say to this question ? What will Sir Robert Inglis say to it—the champion of the poor miserable remnant of freemen in old corporations ? The Times throws both classes overboard at once ; they are to be deprived of the franchise altogether, be cause they are such mere tools in the hands of landlords, or so degraded in the scale of society, as not to be ca pable of " its free and independent exercise." This may be very true, but it comes ratites oddly from the Times, unless, indeed, we are already to look upon it as in a state of political transmigration. Then as to the right of voting for Members of Parliament, it takes pains to direct especial attention to unquestionably one of the weakest parts of Sir Robert Peel's weak speech on Thursday, and by the expression of its own admiration to confirm people in the belief that the Right Honourable Baronet had singularly exposed himself to reply. Mr. Ward chniged Sir Robert with a '' confusion of ideas" in not making a dis tinction between the right of a voter, and the trust of a Member. How did the Tory leader answer this ? By makin g '' confusion worse confounded :" by as serting that a right might also be a trust. Who de nied it ? Nobody ; but as we showed on Friday, Sir Robert to excuse himself from one " confusion of ideas" fell into another, by contending that his right to sit and his trust as sitting were one and the same thing. The right by the law of Parliament to sit for the borough of Tamworth is one thing, and the trust to represent the electors fairly is another. Nobody will dispute the right, but every body may doubt the manner in which the trust is executed. Be sides, taking it as Sir Robert would have it, how does it prove that an elector discharges a trust, be cause Sir Robert establishes that a member of Par '.lament has both a right and a trust ? Sir Robert felt the nettle, And was put upon his mettle," and it was necessary to say something in answer to Mr. Ward's charge of a " confusion of ideas." We only adduce this to illustrate the manner in which the Times serves the cause it espouses : hence, too, the Tories may learn to reconcile themselves to the event, should our Contemporary, one of these fine days, un fortunately for the Ballot, undertake its defence, plod Deus (medal !—Morning Chronicle. On the third reading of the Parliamentary Electors and Freemen's Bill last night in the House of Commons, Sir Robert Peel declared that all the fond anticipations which had been excited in his mind by Lord John Russell's oppo sition to the Ballot had vanished ; for as the Noble Lord had consented to extend the time in which electors should pay their rates as a qualification for the exercise of the franchise, thereby making an important change in the Re forth Act—declared to be a final measure—he (Sir Robert) had no confidence that the Noble Lord would remain steadfast in his resistance to the Ballot, but much feared he might at some future period yield this point also to the progressing claims of public opinion. These sentiments were uttered with a vehemence savouring of personal dis appointment and exasperation. However, in this disap pointment and vexation may be found a subject of congra tulation to the Ministry, to the country, and especially to the Noble Home Secretary. Associated, we may say identified, as Sir Robert is with a party which has invariably arrayed it self against the restitution of popular rights and the interests of the people generally, his approbation of the acts of the Government should always excite apprehension, and his reprobation hope. It is true he has been sometimes in strumental to popular concessions, but by what influence was his conduct in these respects directed but by the love of office ? Whenever he has found opposition to Reform incompatible with the possession of office, or the near ex pectancy of it., he deems it expedient to concede ; but whenever public excitement becomes calmed, he endea vours by direct or indirect means to mar the work of grace by some vile equivocation. Had Sir Robert a just appre ciation of his own abilities, with integrity of purpose, he might become one of the somewhat influential in his time ; but the base ambition of conciliating an aristo cracy which, while availing itself of his talent, despise him as a parvenu, induces him to make a prostitution of intellect, pitied and contemned by the very men in whose behalf it is employed. Did he but dare to be honest, spurn the shackles which he now woos, and endeavour to wipe out the foul blots which duplicity and tergiversation have embossed on his escutcheon, be might even yet be come respected ; though, had any man of less personal at tainment pursued a similar course, his fate would be irre mediable. To the leprous eulogy of Sir Robert Peel on, the conduct of Lord John Russell respecting the Ballot, the Times has added its infectious portion of applause, and asks, in indignant terms, " Has Sir Hussey Vivian er has he not been dismissed?" Or, " How comes it that Lord John Russell, with so decided and not unnatural lead amongst his twelve or thirteen colleagues, has suffered himself to be bearded in a manner so offensive by subordinate Statesmen?" How comes it, gentle Times, that you concentrate all your wrath on Sir Hussey Vivian ? Other Ministerial " subordinates" voted for the Ballot as well as he ; then why not call for the dismissal of all who proved refractory ? Without examining other motives, a comparison of those Members in office who voted for the Ballot, with those who opposed it, will, in the great pre ponderance of the former, furnish a solution of the query. Several Members holding high official appointments, who, unlike Sir John Cam Hobhouse, were ashamed to betray the whole promise of their previous political career, ab stained from voting altogether, but of those who did vote a large majority of those holding places under the Govern ment will be found to have voted in favour of the Ballot. The Times represents Sir H. Vivian to explain his reten tion in office by saying, " They thirst not turn Me out ; there are jinn' of us." But we can supply an ampler rea son, even supposing the Ministry inclined to adopt the practice of the Duke of Wellington, who, on a similar occasion, stated to a predecessor of Sir H. Vivian's, who was disposed to be contumacious, that he might vote as he pleased, but the Master-General of the Ordnance must sup port his (the Duke's) measures. Still we can furnish a more satisfactory reason why Ministers should not dismiss their subordinates for opposing them on the Ballot. It is not that there are four " Vivians," but because there are millions and millions of people desirous of the Ballot who would confide in no Government arraying itself against the Ballot, and who would not allow the " subordinate states men" to stand alone in their dismissal if such measure were resorted to. In fact, had not a number of the members of the Cabinet abstained frona voting, and a greater number of others connected with it, voted - in favour of the Ballot, the Ministry would have found itself in a position of still greater embarrassment than this caused by Lord John Russell's f.oward aid injudicious conduct. It was the re fractory, in truth, " subordinates," as the Tones designates them, that have preserved the Government from the utter forfeiture of public confidence. The question, however, is 'now virtually carried, and we cannot imagine for a moment that Lord John Russell will again attempt to oppose his ipse dixit to the decision, not only of a majority of the legitimate supporters of a Liberal Government, but of the millions who pant for the free exercise of the elective franchise.—ilforniny Advertiser. The public meeting held at the Freemasons' Tavern, yesterday, proves how deep and how sincere is the hatred borne to the new Poor-law by the great mass of the people. Earl Stanhope presided, and sustained the cha racter which he has borne so lon e , of being one of the best friends whom the labourers of England possess. His Lordship's speech was, as usual, full of sound argument ; and it was pervaded by a feeling of enlightened benevo lence, more valuable a thousand fold than mere talent, even in its most brilliant forms can ever be. Mr. Fielden, and Mr. Walter proposed and seconded the resolutions (which will be found in another column) with adinirable effect ; whilst the Reverend Mr. Dewdney and General Johnson followed up the attack on the new roor-law with great plwer. But the speaker, who most deeply rivetted the attention of the crowded audience was Mr. Oasticr, of Fixbv Hall—the celebrated opponent of Mal thusianism in all its farm=.---the nntiring Champion of the poor factory child. This able and benevolent man has ,devoted his energi,, , tnr fifteen or twenty years , past to tlif enuancipation of the poor oppressed labourer : and if the love of those whom he has sought to sir ye, 0:111 atone for the deep hatred of their oppressors, Mr. Oastler .has no reason to complain of his lot. The Whigs and Mel thusians all over England lute Mr. Oastlar with a more deadly hatred, than they bear to, perhaps, any other indivi dual. That fierce, inextinguishable hatred, however, has only endeared him the more to thelabouring poor, for whose comforts he has struggled, and on whose behalf, he has male so many sacrifices in a worldly point of view'. The meeting of yesterday is, we trust, the commencement of a new era in our social history. We trust that the men of landed property are beginning to perceive that Malthusien ism is not more deadly in its operation on the rights of la bour, than on the enduring honours of aristocracy. There can be no true foundation for the power of the nobility, and gentry, except the permanent prosperity of the labouring classes. It is, in short, as much the interest of the aristo cracy of England, as it is the interest of the classes which live by the sale of their daily labour, to get the new Poor law repealed !---11Lraing Herald. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (From our Second Edition of yesterday.) IPSWICH. The Liberals succeeded in striking off the votes of two per sons named Sharman and Bird. Mr. Tuffnell was now once more in a majority of ono. The Committee, it being Four o'Cclock, then adjourned. BELFAST. As soon as the Learned Gentleman had concluded his ar gument, The CHAIRMAN intimated to Mr. Thessigcr, that he need not reply, as the Committee were unanimously of opinion, that they had power to open the registry. Mr. WHITESIDE then objected to the vote of Owen M'Cann on the around of insufficiency of v,lue. The Learned Gentle man called an architect named William Smith, residing in Belfast, who stated that the shop of the voter was not worth more than 51. or 61. a-year. A witness named Amott was produced on the other side, who stated that the shop was worth at least Jul. a-year. Several other witnesses having been examined as to the value of the premises, Mr. POLLOCK was heard in support of the vote, and Mr. Wiwi - Emu; replied. But before he bad concluded his arguments, the Learned Gentleman was interrupted by the Chairman, who announced that the Committee were unani mously of opinion that the vote ought to be struck off the poll. The Committee adjourned at twelve minutes to Four. SLIGO. Mr. Dillon Browne, M. P., proved the execution of deeda of transfer and release, in relation to the property from which the qualification was claimed. Dennis O'Connor, a la..ge landholder in the county of Sligo, An HON. MENIBER presented a petition from the Magistrates of Hertford County, in favour of the Juvenile Offenders' Con viction Bill. BISHOPRIC OF SODOR AND MAN. Mr. WILIIERFORCE presented a petition from the Clergy of Kingston-upon-Hull, against the suppression of th© Bishopric of Sodor and Man. Mr. HODGES presented a petition from Tunbridge pray_ :ng for the abolition of Negro Apprenticeship. NEW POOR LAW. The same HON. MEMBER presented a petition from the borough of Faversham, signed by 300 of the labourers and operatives of that place, complaining of the operation of the New Poor-law, and praying for an alteration in its provisions. COLONIAL SECRETARY. Sir W. MOLE S WORTH would take this opportunity of stating to the House that he had fixed on the 6th of March for the Address to the Queen, which he had given notice of his intention to move. The Hon. Baronet then read the terms of the motion, which were to the following effect : " That an humble Address be presented to her Majesty, the Queen, respectfully expressing the opinion of this House, that in the present critical state of her Majesty's foreign possessions in various parts of the world, it is essential to the well-being of her Majesty's Colonial empire, and the more important domestic interests dependent on the prosperity of the Colonies, that her Majesty's Colonial Minister should be a person on whose diligence, firm ness, and capability this !louse might be able to place reliance; and declaring, with all due deference to the Constitutional authority of the Crown, that this Ilouse is of opinion that her Majesty's present Secretary of State for the Colonies did not enjoy the confidence of the House or the a o o s i t . g io ‘ u ‘ n i , te to ir country."—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear," on th e Opp os i t i on word h e b 3 y i es n v p a bE y e rA o , (n e E x a p i ‘ a i sl a ga t i i dn o on that o C ift r a i Order, ree o t ue r d rl a e ir r n . t ' o ' benches.) The Hon. Baronet said be wished to add one for) ai l ly n explanations whatever. * Sir WM. MOLESWORTII said that as he was pre vented from making the few remarks which he had in tended, he begged to give notice that he should move for a Call of the House for the (ith of March, in order that the at tention of the country might be drawn to the subject. The lion. Baronet then presented two petitions against the cccr. cion of the Canadas. BALLOT. Colonel SAL\VEY presented petitions from the parishes of Castleward and Stone-in-ward, Shrewsbury, praying for the protection of Vote by Ballot. Mr. JARVIS presented a petition front Tenby, to the same effect ; also a petition from the same place, in favour of the abolition of Negro Apprenticeship. KING OF HANOVER. The HON. MEMBER presen:cd another petition from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Councilmen of the Borough of Teary, stating that as the King of Hanover was now in possession of ample r2venues to support his dignity, they hoped the House would deprive him of the income which he drew from this country. Sir GEORGL STRICKLAND presented a petition from a Dissenting congregation in Wilts against the present system of Negro Apprenticeship. Sir 11. VIVIAN presented a petition from Cornwall to the same effect. Colonel LYG ON presented a petition from a place in Glou cester, praying for protection to the Established Church. Mr. 13. WILBRAHAM presented a petition from New castle in favour of the Newcastle RAilway, and a petition from the Presbytery of Glasgow complaining of the evils arising from selling spirits on the Sabbath-day. Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition against the abo lition of the see of Sodor and Man. Mr. BROTH ERTON presented petitions front Charles worth and other places, very numerously signed, praying for a repeal of the Po3r-1,.w Amendment Act. MARYLEI3ONE ELECTION. The Clerk of the Committees appeared at the Bar, with the reduced list of the Committee appointed to try the merits of the petition ageinst the return for the Borough of Mary lebone. The names were called over at the table as follows :—. Philip Pusev, John Ireland Blackburn, William Taylor Copeland, Edward Basil Farnham, William Miles, Henry C. Stunt, Alexander \Vin. Chisholm, and Lord Eastnor, Tories; John Ileatheoat, Henry Jeffre3s Winnington, and Luke White, Liberals-8 Tories, and 3 Liberals. BISHOP OF QUEBEC. Sir R. PEEL had a petition to prevnt from the clergy and people of the Cathedral Church of Quebec, complaining of the suspension of their Bishop, and pra3ing that Parlia. ment would continue the allowance to the Protestant Bishop. lie was not quite sure whether it might not be considered a money petition. The SPEAKER gave his opinion, but in so low a tone of voice as to be inaudible in the Gallery. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the petition was decidedly a money petition, and must have the consent of the Crown be fore it could be received. Sir R. PEEL said the petitioners feared great political ell's would flow from the discontinuance of the grant, and it appeared to him a harsh construction of the. rule to shut them out on such grounds. Perhaps the Chancellor of the Exchequer would relieve them of their difficulty by then giving his consent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his rule had always been to give the greatest facility to petitioning in his power; but be had seen en much inconvenience arise from those filling his office giving their consent merely for discussion, that he was not then prepared to give his consent. Sir R. PEEL did not want the consent of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, unless it was cordially given to the propo sition, and not for the sake of mere discussion. The petition was then withdrawn. Sir R. PEEL then presented a petition from Wendon praying for a universal penny-post.—( Laughter. ) Colonel EGERTON presented a petition from Bollington, praying for a repeal of the Poor Law Bill. • YNN presented four petitions from places in Wales, deprecating the system of Negro Apprenticeship. ANci one from Welshpcol against the Borough Boundary Bill, and pray ing that their borough might have the same boundaries as those for Parliamentary purposes. He asked if the Government in tended to bring cu the Bill to a second reading, because it was very inconvenient to Members that the Bill should be on the Orders from day to day, without its bein ,, known at what period the second reading might take place. Mr. V. SMITH said the second reading of the Bill was fixed for to-morrow, and the difficulty was to ascertain when it would suit the House to enter into a disc ssicn on- the print iple of the Bill. It was not a party Bill, but a Bill that alr•oted the emwittients of gentlemen on all sides of the House. _ . [ Sir A utn - sTt7s t!i trronn, the IT,lier of the Black - Rod, here entered the 11-nw. and suttlotolied the Speaker to attend the llowe of Lo; d for the pnrpot of hearing the. ROyal As:;ent given to the Banking Copartnership Bill.) - The SPE AKE R haiing returned from the House of Lords, informed the house that the House had been to the House of Lords, when the Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Bankers' Copartnership Bill. ROXBURGH ELECTION. Sir C. B. VE P E rose to call the attention of the House to the recent decision of the Roxburgh Election Committee. —( Hear, hear, from the Tory benches.) He did not mean to impugn the decision, but he thought that the evidence ought to be printed, and that some measures ought to be taken to prevent the recurrence of riots at Roxburgh or else where. He therefore hoped the House would allow him to bring the motion forward now. The SPEAKER said he was anxious always to enforce a strict accordance with the rules of the House. It was fur the House in this instance to say there was sufficient ground for taking this motion out of its' regular course. He only begged to observe that if in one case the rule was departed from, there uould be frequent discussions of this nature. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said if the importance of the motion were to be made the ground of tak ing a motion out of its regular course, the House would be constantly involved in discussions as to the priority of a motion.—(Hear, hear.) Ile thought the object of the Hon. and Gallant Member might be attained without resorting► to this course, as he did not seek to impugn the de cision of the Committre, but only to obtain the minutes of the evidence, to which there could be no opposition, and the motion might be brought on in the course of the evening. BOUNDARIES BILL. Sir T. TROUBRIDGE asked a question regarding the Boundaries Bill, as to which Lord JOHN RussELL and Mr. ELLIcr, said a few words, which were perfectly inaudible in the gantry. EUPHRATES EXPEDITION. S:r ROBERT PEEL wished to put a question to the Right lion. Baronet ( Sir John Hobhouse). Certain papers connected with the Euphrates Expedition bad been laid on the tahle of the House. He understood that since. then others had been received, and he wished to know if it was the intention of Government to produce those do cuments. Sir JOHN HOB H 0 USE was understood to say, (but he spoke in so low a tune of voice as to be almost inaudible in the gallery,) that he had not the least objection to lay these papers before the Huns:, but that it was necessary to have some accounts connected vkith the expe dition audited before they could Le produced. QUARTER. SESSIONS. Mr. AGLIONBY v.6hed to ask the Noble Lord the Se cretbry of State for the Home Department when he intended to introduce the Bill of which he had given notice, for the im provement of the Jurisd:ction of Courts of Quarter Sessirins? Lord JOHN RUSSELL' replied that he was not able at I Q I kb 7 M • I rf tn . - , ee-- j /C ,,,,,, _:„. . . .. i. ° stat that the Cappageste was worth upwards of 3001. , 1 c_ r6 — ~g , ..,.., __,,,,, a ar. er-1 6- iVf. Mr. HARRISON then at considerable length agrend g if t ~:;‘ffr.4t'7oll, , --,- , . , , //4 _ X 41041 isigSERW . , ' iC ° r n m the it tee r , en g .. oinginto all the th ev ~ , ~..,„ w ;( 111-1-111111 - 11 # '`:. i r - • • ~, . 0 4-5 0 ( ~ , . ~ ~,,,,,,,,--,,,,,, / thatt charges Ift..!L , ,_ .• , i o , 6% ... )-? l e , \ 4l <- • 77 ) 'F. ,? ,- a - bona fide. ► 4/ iifir . ,, - ~, i „ - -... .i . , '.• -.. ..,,, ,,. , A t „. • Mr. TIIESSIGER replied. ••••., f ici - -4,- ti - ' f.). _ .' 'N. 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